CTC Global Updates
PLN Starts Second 500 kV ACCC Conductor Upgrade
Following the success of the first 500 kV Suralaya -Balaraja ACCC conductor installation, PLN has started their second 500kV ACCC reconductor project known as the Balaraja -...
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Completes World Bank Funded ACCC Conductor Installation
In early January, PGCB completed their 15+ km double circuit 132 kV Haripur- Bhulta reconductor project using 416.2 mm^2 Grosbeak size ACCC Conductor. The Government of the...
ISA CTEEP Completes Another Successful ACCC Conductor Installation in Brazil
With the support of contractor Medral Electrical Engineering Services, ISA CTEEP successfully completed the 138kV Bertioga II - Vicente de Carvalho reconductor project located...
Lamifil Produced ACCC Conductor Helps Serbia Reach its Renewable Energy Targets
Given that the majority of the line connecting Serbia’s Košava with Alibunar dates back to 1966, it comes as little surprise that it was no longer up to the task of...
ACCC Conductor Installation Completed in Srbija, Vršac – Serbia
Supported by engineering company Elektroistok-Projektni biro and contractors ELEKTROMONTAŽA KRALJEVO, and ENERGOPROJEKT OPREMA, Serbian transmission company, ELEKTROMREŽA...
CTC Global’s Free Conductor Comparison Program CCP™ Software is Now Available Online
CTC Global is pleased to announce that our highly regarded Conductor Comparison Program (CCP™) software is now available online, and is accessible at ccp.ctcglobal.com...
Bill White Chairs EUCI Transmission Conference at PSE&G
Bill White, Director of Business Development for the Northeastern U.S. for CTC Global, chaired the EUCI Transmission Upgrades & Reconductoring Technologies Summit on...
How utilities are strengthening the electric power grid to mitigate line outages and restore power quickly after extreme weather events
Over the last decade we have all seen the impact of climate change. While most scientists agree that much of this can be attributed to anthropomorphic causes, others feel that...
CTC Global Selected as a Top Ten Electric Utility Provider
Each year Utilities Tech Outlook Magazine announces their Top Ten Electric Utility Solution Providers who are recognized for their innovations and efforts to help utilities...
Introducing ACCC® AZR Conductor Designed to Mitigate Heavy Ice Loads
How CTC Global and its ACCC Manufacturing Partners are Shattering Heavy Ice Loads with ACCC AZR Conductor Unlike steel which will plastically (and permanently) deform and...
CTC Global participates at NASEO’s Annual Meeting
CTC Global at NASEO’s Annual Meeting - CTC Global participated as a sponsor and exhibitor at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)....
PGCB Completes 3rd ACCC Conductor Installation in Bangladesh
Supported by contractor EPC- HG POWER TRANSMISSION SDN. BHD, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh completed its 3rd ACCC Conductor Installation in Bangladesh in a very short...
Discussion of Aluminum Encapsulated Carbon Fiber Composite Cores
Background:Over the last few years certain conductor manufacturers have introduced carbon fiber composite core designs in various configurations to electricity transmission...
Navigant Research Publishes White Paper on Advanced Conductors
Last week, Navigant Research published a new white paper “Advanced Overhead Conductors: Changing the Value Equation for Utility Transmission Line Upgrade and New Build...
Single-Strand vs. Multi-Strand Comparison
CTC Global is pleased to see other manufacturers acknowledge the value of carbon fiber composites in bare overhead conductor designs. The electric transmission industry...
PLN Completes 500 kV ACCC Conductor Upgrade in Indonesia
With the support of contractor PT Central Multi Elektrindo, PLN completed a ACCC Conductor upgrade in Indonesia: quad-bundled 500 kV Suralaya - Balaraja ACCC conductor...
CTC Global Exhibits at EPRI’s 1st Annual Electrification Conference in Long Beach, California
In a continued and collaborative effort to improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions in residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and other sectors, EPRI's...
Why ACCC Conductors Are Ideally Suited For Long Span Applications
Initially deployed in 2005, the ACCC conductor has become the dominate technology for transmission and sub-transmission projects where efficiency, capacity, reliability and...